Question juridique clé
Whether the EStV may order seizure of assets under Art. 46 VStrR during a special investigation for serious tax offences.
Solution extraite
Yes. Art. 191 DBG expressly subjects such investigations to Arts. 19-50 VStrR, including seizure under Art. 46(1)(b) VStrR.
Motifs extraits
The seizure is a provisional criminal-procedural safeguard. It is not displaced by tax-security measures under Art. 169 DBG, and Art. 333(1) StGB does not exclude the special statutory basis in DBG/VStrR.